Sweet White Violet
Viola blanda
Sweet white violet is a dainty, fragrant white violet that carpets cool, moist eastern woodlands, spreading by runners into a delicate groundcover. Like other violets, young leaves and flowers are edible raw or cooked, thickening soups much like okra.
- Family
- Violaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.25–0.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.75–1 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- white, purple
- Wildlife value
- butterflies
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~29 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV
Related native plants
More Viola species
- Bird's-foot Violet (Viola pedata)
- Canadian White Violet (Viola canadensis)
- Stream Violet (Viola glabella)
- Cream Violet (Viola striata)
- Western Dog Violet (Viola adunca)
- Long-spurred Violet (Viola rostrata)